Chapter 365 Temporarily Shut Down for a Period of Time

There is no need for Kang Chi to explain the importance of controllable nuclear fusion.

Energy is the three cornerstones of the development of modern society, the source of all power, and the lifeblood of industry.

Without energy, mankind would have to regress to agricultural civilization in minutes.

Looking back at the three industrial revolutions of mankind, the three leap-forward developments in productivity are all inseparable from changes in the way of energy acquisition and energy utilization.

As modern society's demand for energy becomes higher and higher, the existing energy system has actually become somewhat overwhelmed.

In order to alleviate energy problems, improve energy utilization efficiency and sustainable development, human beings have tried every means.

From wood to coal, from oil to solar energy, from fuel vehicles to new energy...

In order to open up more resources and save more resources, every scientific research and infrastructure project launched and every policy promulgated by mankind often requires a huge cost.

From nuclear fission power generation to nuclear fusion power generation, it is currently the most promising open source energy project in the world.

It is no exaggeration to say that whoever masters controllable nuclear fusion will truly hold the key to the fourth industrial revolution.

This key will open the door to a new world for mankind.

Behind the door, in addition to the complete liberation of productivity, a qualitative breakthrough in the ability to exploit various resources on the earth, a substantial improvement in people's material living standards, it even includes the stars and the sea!

In fact, Hua Guo has vaguely figured out the shape of this key.

On April 12, 2023, the fully superconducting Tokamat nuclear fusion test device (EAST) of the Luzhou Institute of Plasma, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully achieved steady-state plasma operation for 403 seconds in high constraint mode.

This is almost four times longer than the 101 seconds in 2017!

Among the global nuclear fusion experimental devices, EAST’s performance can be said to be unparalleled.

Really far ahead!

Therefore, even foreign academic circles generally believe that EAST will be the world's first tokamak device that can operate stably for a long time and with a Q value of 1.

But even so, there is still a long way to go before controllable nuclear fusion can be truly commercialized.

The current conservative estimate is also after 2050.

In addition to the length of stable operation, the bigger problem that limits the commercial implementation of controllable nuclear fusion is actually the Q value.

The meaning of Q value is the ratio of the energy output by a device to the energy consumed multiplied by the angular frequency.

When the Q value is 1, it means that the energy consumed by this device is the same as the energy output.

When it is less than 1, it means that this thing is a big power consumer.

Don't even expect it to generate electricity...

Therefore, many pessimists believe that the Q value of a controllable nuclear fusion device can only be infinitely close to 1.

The energy required to confine the plasma is always greater than the energy it outputs,

An artificial sun is as unrealistic as a perpetual motion machine;

It cannot be the ultimate answer to how energy is obtained.

Although the old man is optimistic about this matter, no matter how optimistic he is, he will definitely worry that this is really a dead end.

After all, researching this thing costs money.

If it's watered down, it will still be very painful.

So after hearing that Kang Chi was optimistic about controllable nuclear fusion, you can imagine how excited he was.

But soon, he calmed down.

The main thing is that Kangchi will start controllable nuclear fusion on the aircraft carrier...

This is not an ordinary controllable nuclear fusion, but a small nuclear fusion that can be mounted on an aircraft carrier!

Even if he doesn't understand technology, he knows that this difficulty is definitely much more difficult than building a fusion reaction device on land!

Such a major thing is completely comparable to drone aircraft carriers.

Even, it goes far beyond the drone aircraft carrier project.

But it feels like Kangchi is just preparing to solve this problem when building an aircraft carrier...

That’s outrageous!

When he first raised this question, the old man did not think through it. It was a continuation of the previous topic.

Now that I think about it carefully, I seriously doubt whether Kang Chi is joking with him...

"How confident...are you?"

"I'm not sure until it's actually built, but as far as my personal intuition is concerned, it feels very promising. I even have a strong hunch... What limits us is actually the problem of materials."

The old man was silent for a moment and then said: "Research on controllable nuclear fusion has been going on for more than a year or two. Even though we are already at the forefront, it is conservatively estimated that it will take almost 20 to 30 years to achieve commercial implementation... …No one can even guarantee that this will happen.”

"Carrying out research in this area will probably tie up a lot of your time and energy, right? Does 006 have to have a fusion reactor? Traditional nuclear power won't work?"

"That's not true." Kang Chi heard the old man's worries, so he immediately explained, "It's just that fusion is obviously safer and more controllable than fission, and has greater potential, so I still want to try it first."

"Of course it would be best if it can be realized. If I encounter difficulties that are really insurmountable in the short term, I will retreat. In short, I will definitely not delay the 006 advancement plan."

Hearing Kang Chi say this, the old man immediately felt relieved.

"What do you need me to do?"

"All the information of the EAST project." Kang Chi said with a serious face, "If possible, I suggest that all the controlled nuclear fusion devices in the country be temporarily shut down for a period of time..."

"One is to avoid the waste of resources. On the other hand, I also hope that they can spare some time and energy to help me build experimental devices."

The old man was stunned after hearing this.

The previous request is easy to understand,

but shutting down all the experimental devices?

The meaning is very clear,

If he can't do it, then others are wasting resources!

It's the first time that the old man has seen such a confident, even arrogant person!

He just felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, but soon thought of Kang Chi's achievements...

It seems that there is no reason to "educate" him at all!

After a while, he sighed and asked: "How long does this period of time mean?"

"Three months."

"..."

Fortunately,

it's just three months...

He should be able to hold it.

After some careful consideration, he finally nodded and said: "No problem."

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On the plane back to Yanjing, the old man quickly talked about this matter with the other two elders.

As expected, after hearing Kang Chi's request, they also felt that this was a bit too "confident".

Even if his starting point was to avoid wasting resources, his original intention was good,

but putting all the eggs in one basket still made them feel a little uneasy.

Fortunately, Kang Chi's request was three months,

which seemed a little more acceptable...

"This kid seems to be thirty this year?"

"Already 31."

"Well... At this age, he is not too old or too young, but why does he still give people a feeling of youth and frivolity?"

"In my opinion, this person still needs to get married!"

"Without getting married and becoming a father, he will always be a child who never grows up."

"Well, I agree with this. I will ask Comrade Lao Li to think of more solutions later."

"Hey, now young people are popular not to get married or have children. After several generations of hard work, we have finally achieved the current good situation. What if there is no successor?"

"I think in addition to actively resolving existing social contradictions, there are also It is necessary to set a good example and provide more value-oriented guidance. "

"Well, the brainwashing of various self-media on the Internet is too strong now. They will do anything to attract traffic. They only know how to hype up scumbag men and scumbag women all day long. Today this star is divorced, tomorrow that star is cheating, and marriage is the grave of men and women... bullshit remarks, in fact, they are all biased by the unfortunate!"

"In fact, the majority of us have harmonious and beautiful families and people who are in love sincerely. It's just that because this kind of thing is too normal, no one reports it."

"Well... the value guidance of public opinion should indeed be taken seriously."

"Dr. Kang is now a role model for young people across the country. In my opinion, he should play a leading role as a role model!"

"Second!"